The Office of Faith and Non-Profit Development Services

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The New York State Office of Faith and Non-Profit Development Services stands as a beacon of support and resource for faith-based and non-profit organizations across the state. By providing essential information, facilitating access to state grants, and enhancing organizational capacities, it seeks to create a supportive environment for all New Yorkers. This webpage can be a guide to introduce readers to the work of the Office of Faith and Non-Profit Development Services in New York state.

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2025-05-07T00:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
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2025-05-07
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Local Commissioners Memorandum

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The New York State Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget appropriated $55 million in TANF funds to support the 2024 New York State Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP). The SYEP is an important platform to introduce youth into the workforce and help them acquire skills that can be used to improve school performance and become responsible adults. Since many low-income youths face the prospect of a challenging transition to work, constructive workforce experiences can provide great benefits. This Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance resource highlights allocation information and program guidance, including participant eligibility and allowable activities and services such as work subsidies for youth; supportive services such as transportation; case management; incentive payments; and education and training.

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2024-05-21T00:00:00
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City/County
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2024-05-21
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SNAP E&T 2024 National Forum: SNAP E&T 50% Reimbursement and Provider Onboarding

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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) employment and training (E&T) program in Hennepin County, Minnesota, is a state funded, county operated, 50% reimbursement program that works with community-based organizations to deliver services. As the program evolved, Hennepin County created a thorough onboarding training path for the community-based organizations with whom they partner.

SNAP’s Office of Employment and Training hosts a bi-annual national conference to bring state agencies and E&T stakeholders together. Attendees discover innovative ideas for increasing skills and employment among households. This session of the SNAP E&T 2024 National Forum shares Hennepin County’s step-by-step process onboarding guide, including the documents and resources that are utilized.

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2024-10-30T00:00:00
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City/County
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2024-12-12
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SNAP E&T 2024 National Forum: Scaling a Statewide Coaching and Case Management Model in Colorado

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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s Office of Employment and Training hosts a bi-annual national conference to bring state agencies and employment and training (E&T) stakeholders together. Attendees discover innovative ideas for increasing skills and employment among households. This session of the SNAP E&T 2024 National Forum explores how Colorado integrated the Goal4 It! coaching model into its case management approach for SNAP E&T, alongside other programs as part of a state-wide initiative to improve the consistency and quality of workforce development services.

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2024-10-30T00:00:00
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City/County
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2024-12-12
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Collaborating With the Public Workforce System in California

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This Jobs for the Future guide provides actionable tips and resources to initiate discussion and potential partnership with your local workforce development board. It was developed within the context of California’s public workforce system.

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2025-04-15T00:00:00
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City/County
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2025-04-15
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Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Prevents Illegal Aliens from Obtaining Social Security Act Benefits

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This fact sheet by the Trump-Vance administration outlines their actions to prevent illegal aliens from obtaining social security benefits, including:

  1. Ending benefit for illegal aliens;
  2. Protecting taxpayer dollars; and
  3. Making it clear that the border is closed. 
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2025-04-15T00:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
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2025-04-15
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Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders

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This Executive Order by the Trump-Vance administration ensures that all federally funded programs align with the requirements of applicable Federal law, including the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), to prevent taxpayer benefits from going to unqualified aliens.

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2025-02-19T00:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
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2025-02-19
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Welfare Pilot Projects to Start Anew

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This Administration for Children and Families (ACF) letter outlines the Trump-Vance administration’s approach to the TANF pilot project, aligning with its commitment to promoting work and reducing dependency. ACF will release a solicitation for proposals shortly and will work to meet statutory deadlines and select a new cohort of states for the pilot later this year.

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2025-03-10T00:00:00
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City/County
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2025-03-10
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Building Sustainable Data Use in Human Services Programs

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Human service agency administrators, researchers, and policymakers increasingly turn to applied data analytics to evaluate programs or inform policy. Applications of the data may vary but the goal is the same: to improve the lives of the families served. This webinar highlights a toolkit developed through the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation-funded TANF Data Collaborative to help agencies build the culture and infrastructure needed to apply data analysis routinely, effectively, and accurately. The webinar discusses some of the key strategies and tools included in the Toolkit that can serve as a helpful resource for building sustainable data use in human service agencies.

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2024-06-27T00:00:00
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City/County
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2024-06-27
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Crossroads: American Family Life at the Intersection of Tradition and Modernity

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This Heritage Foundation report analyzes data on important trends related to marriage, childbearing, divorce, cohabitation, and abortion, and offers insights on these trends. The report includes five key findings about family life in America today:

  1. Americans are getting married less and later;
  2. Fewer children are being born, but more are born outside marriage;
  3. More couples are cohabiting;
  4. Marriage and family are no longer priorities; and
  5. American singles are faced with a “connection conundrum.”
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2025-03-04T00:00:00
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City/County
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2025-03-04
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